Mako A. Nagasawa, Founder, Executive Director, Anastasis CenterMako grew up in Cerritos, CA and went north to Stanford, where he studied Industrial Engineering and Public Policy, with a focus on education. He worked at Intel Corp for 6 years while serving a Spanish-speaking ministry to Mexican immigrants in East Palo Alto, CA. He married Ming in May 1999 and moved to Boston, MA. He then worked with two startup companies trying to bring technology and jobs to inner-city communities. Since 2000, Make, Ming, and their two children John and Zoe have lived among friends in a Christian intentional community house in a black and brown neighborhood in Dorchester MA. Mako has done campus ministry since 2001 and founded The Anastasis Center in 2014 (then called New Humanity Institute). They worship at the Neighborhood Church of Dorchester. He earned a Master’s in Theological Studies from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary in May 2019. In addition to Christian ethics, theology, biblical studies, and early church history, Mako enjoys food, tea, and stories from around the world. He misses the Pacific Ocean. He has authored or contributed to the following books: Abortion Policy and Christian Social Ethics in the United StatesHonor, Shame, and the Gospel: Reframing Our Message for 21st Century MinistryNIV God’s Justice Study Bible Commentary EzekielLazarus at the Gate: Economic Discipleship Curriculum
